Heavy snow continues to fall around the region

DOVER — Around the Seacoast, police responded to a handful of minor crashes during the morning commute.

DOVER — Around the Seacoast, police responded to a handful of minor crashes during the morning commute.

At least two cars slid off the road in Portsmouth, and another three accidents took place in Newington — a pair of single-car crashes and a rear-end collision. A police spokesman there classified the incidents as “minor fender benders.”

"Nothing extensive or anything like that," he said.

A rear-end collision also took place in front of Newmarket Junior/Senior High School, where students were in session today. The crash occurred at about 7:10 a.m., according to Newmarket Police Lieutenant Jeff Simes. There were no injuries, Simes said.

Newmarket police also aided a motorist who slid off the road and crashed near the intersection of Route 152 and Gerry Avenue around 6:30 a.m., Simes said.

"I like to say it's from the incredible drivers that drive through Rye,” Walsh said at about 11:30 a.m., as the precipitation began to turn from snow to rain in the town.

DOVER — Additional motorist on Rte 4 in South Berwick, Maine, have confirmed seeing two cows struck in the roadway near the Outlook Country Club at approximately 7:30 a.m.

The driver initially reporting the incident to Foster's Daily Democrat said it appeared the cows had gotten out of a nearby pen.

South Berwick police dispatch could not immediately confirm the incident, noting how busy they were with snow related traffic issues.

Police emergency radio reports of vehicle incidents remain steady, but less frequent than during the early morning commute.

Meanwhile, as noted earlier, the predictions of a light snow earlier in the week may not of have been quite accurate given the current intensity and level of snowfall.

As of 9 a.m. the snowfall continues at a steady pace, accumulating to as much as two to three inches in the Dover region. In some areas of southeastern N.H. and Maine the predictions were for two to three inches along the coast and for a few miles inland, while further north and west — towards the Lakes Region — the prediction was for four to five inches in the towns such as Farmington and New Durham.

The predictions of the storm impacting the morning commute were right on track.

The heavy snowfall across the Tri-City and Seacoast region not only slowed traffic, but caused multiple slide-off-the-road crashes and rollovers, creating additional headaches for commuters.

There were some reports of traffic backed up on some roads for at least a mile.

Police emergency radio reports have not indicated any serious crashes or injuries although one report noted a woman and her children were taken to Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester for a checkup.

As the storm wore on through the morning commute, reports were coming in of cars unable to get up hills, again causing additional traffic woes.

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